Last year's Animefest was our biggest ever - we grew by leaps and bounds! And the AMV contest's attendance matched that growth. With that in mind, I'm happy to be able to announce the Animefest 2014 AMV contest is open for submissions!

I got asked a question that it feels like I get every year, so I thought I should answer it in public here as well. You may submit video that has footage other than anime. Video game AMVs (like Final Fantasy) and cartoon AMVs (like Avatar and My Little Pony) have done very well in our contest in the past.

With a bit more than two weeks left until the contest deadline, we are still seeking entries, especially in the Comedy category and the Action category (which, in our contest, is traditionally the home of Upbeat and Dance videos as well).

We do take submissions in the form of a link to your animemusicvideo.org page for your video, so long as I can get the video from that page!

I would like to publicly thank all of the editors who entered the contest - we had a ton of great videos this year. The Animefest Anime Music Video contest was featured in the main events hall this year, using the same sound and video set up that we used for the concert the night before. It was a venue that the videos deserved.

MikeWilliams wrote:I would like to publicly thank all of the editors who entered the contest - we had a ton of great videos this year. The Animefest Anime Music Video contest was featured in the main events hall this year, using the same sound and video set up that we used for the concert the night before. It was a venue that the videos deserved.

I'll be happy to post the list of finalists, but it will come on Tuesday, the 19th. I wear a couple of hats for Animefest (what's that? Con management having multiple duties? The devil you say!), so this evening and tomorrow are going to have the bulk of my time eaten handling on site issues. But, without consulting all of my notes to make a full list, I can say off the top of my head that The Signal was well received, both by our judge team and at the showing.

Blame by [key]ScarletHey, Miss Spring by Advent Lost KaichouAnother Dimension by Akira-kunBeer by Armed and Out of Medication ProductionsPiece of Toast by Baka OppaiAnimu Stew by Baka OppaiFace Your Fears by Baka OppaiAlchemy Zone by BecauseImBored1Otaku Paradise by BecauseImBored1Vampiric Vixen by BecauseImBored1Beautiful Twisted by MagicflierMahjong Banquet by MagicflierMirrors by lovinyoujacksparrow2Soul Eater - Can You Feel My Heart (Remix) by Jessica DWho's the Real Monster by Johnny BlazeTake Me Home } Kanda and Alma by Leanna BRejected AMVs by l33tmeatwadWith a Capital T by LC_LapenThe Signal by Maboroshi StudiosPerfect Moments in Hell by Mark NDance Intermission 2 by MoonieAMVRescue Angels by MoonieAMVControl the Redline by Kagato AMVResonance of Rain by Obsidian ZeroVicimus Gloria by Obsidian ZeroShingeki no Choji by PikapwnOnce Upon a Raven's Dream by dimensioncr8rFarewell of Slavianka by Rolfyboy8Story of Our Lives by Sprinkle SparklesWhere We Belong Evangelion by Taylor RDrain by Unlucky ArtistMadoka Nebula by Unlucky ArtistBack When I Was Popular by VarthshenonDisconnected Destiny by Vivifx AMVShip Happens by Vivifx AMV